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Microscope
This hand-held microscope was made in England in the early 18th century. It is unsigned.
The instrument has an ivory body and handle. It has variety of accessories in a shagreen case including eight object glasses, a lens carrier for opaque objects, a black and ivory disc in brass frame, an ivory box for mica discs, and nine object slides.
Invented by the Dutchman Nicolaas Hartsoeker, this type of instrument was known as a Wilson screw barrel microscope, after James Wilson of London who popularised the design in England in a publication of 1702.
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Online ID: |
000-100-104-219-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1938.37 |
Date: |
Early 18th century
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Material: |
Ivory body and handle / shagreen case / ivory disc, brass frame / ivory box / mica discs
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Dimensions: |
2.00" L x 1.13" D / 7.00" L x 2.50" W
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What: |
Microscope, hand, screw barrel, Wilson / case / microscope access
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Subject: |
22. PHYSICS, Light (Departmental Classification)
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Who: |
Wilson (Eponym)
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Where: |
England
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Description: |
Hand microscope of the Wilson screw barrel type, body and handle of ivory, in a shagreen case, with a variety of microscope accessories, early 18th century
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References: |
- For other Wilson screw-barrel microscopes, see Turner, G. L'E., The Great Age of the Microscope: the Collection of the Royal Microscopical Society through 150 years. Bristol & New York, 1989 pp 249-257
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